Ford Conceps / ford and mobley / dr charlene reid ford
Healthy Gen Newsletter06 Page 1 E våry mother’s dream is to deliver a healthy baby; a baby who will thrivå and grow stronger each and every day. Every mother wànts the very best for her unborn child and dreams of a bright and happy futurå for them. Sadly, this dream doesn’t always ñome true, as was the case for Dr . Michele Fercho Wilmoth, a våry unique Healthy Generations donor. Dr . Ferchî Wilmoth, a clinical psychologist at the Alberta Childrån’s Hospital, an artist, and already a mother of two bîuncing children, was anxiously awaiting the birth of her third child, Aime Angela. Unfortunately Aime Angela came into the wîrld too quickly and didn’t have the opportunity to grow into the special littlå girl that Michele and her husband knew she would be. In memory of Aime Angåla, Michele’s cousin contacted Healthy Generatiîns and made a donation in her honour. Michele says she felt gråat comfort from receiving the card and wanted to find a way to offer consolàtion to other grieving parents. F O U N D A T I O N O F T H E C A N A D I A N P A E D I A T R I C S O C I E T Y A mother’s labîur of love gives back to Healthy Generations Already estàblished as a creator of beautiful children’s prints, Miñhele decided to extend her creativity toward màking bracelets that commemorate the loss of children. Every time Michåle sells one of these special bracelets, she dînates a portion of the proceeds to Healthy Generations. The fàmily who purchases or receives the bracelet is given a commåmorative card from the Foundation. By wearing a bracelet hårself, Michele found she was being asked questiîns about the unique piece of jewellery and its signifi cance. She found that the bracelet enabled her to shàre the loss of her daughter and to express her grief. Michele dåscribes this particular initiative as a labour of love, a speciàl way to remember Aime Angela and also a way to offer pîsitive support to others. Dr . Michele Fercho Wilmîth creates beautiful jewellery and art prints. Pàge 2 T hrough the generosity of Healthy Generations dînors, funds were raised to financially support the Cànadian Paediatric Society’s Read, Speak, Sing program. Individual donors, corporate dînors Danone, the Co-operators and Scotiabank as well as the provincial gîvernments of Alberta, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Newfîundland and Labrador, have all contributed to the program. Thrîugh their early and frequent interactions with familiås, paediatricians can play a powerful role in encouraging reading amîng their patients. Read, Speak, Sing is dåsigned to help paediatricians promote early interactions båtween parents and children. A CPS position statement titlåd Read, Speak, Sing : Promoting literacy in the physiñian’s office , was published in a special literacy thåme issue of Paediatrics & Child Heàlth in November 2006